Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-18
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New yort h.r-r rooms ms -. =. e ,e 80 "
American bsr roo,,s "a ,ha NJ. 80
wiling IN the worla ana the a,tsror,ao "a ,,.,-.,.
prietors has made business ana hsnson, ,,,r,,,o,
Tor ,urvevorS On r,or, No. a, -. -. . ~
- -. 80 -" , IN ~ sa'..u hi'erNAss
haan "o" NC" Jersey Nisi's ali the principal
saloons OF the CITY, bearing bundle OF roots He
is the seller OF sweet flag He hires rfty acres az
low land In Jersey. which ts dense with a orouth
OF sweet nag. he harvests crop once month
during the summer season and sells his product at
an average price OF nearly I cent n root Exner-
fenced drinkers yalue nothing nore h,s-hiy than
-, g -. : -. -. .e'' 'A''iA
s"ees mag as breath oisihiectant The SWEET
nag vendor Is followed by thrifty woman who
sells mint at s cents a bunch All drst-class
saloons Ma at least one hunch OF mint n aax
,,. ~, -, - -, ~ .A"on "a nm. uas'
ineh comes Inc hsnuier oi SPICES; ne mas An
elaborate case OF commodities including cnna-
mon allspice cloves coffee snake-root and cassia
buds. The latter are the most ponular nut ar the
go. no ar ."e ms y 'u1 ~ 'lio
'"no 'inio INC inos' eNpchslNeo VI oredth periuheS
ana patron who buys lo-cent drink and takes
u liberal pinch OF cassia buds shaves on the pro
nus with the latter luxury 10 the extent that few
saloon owners Will furnish H. The most popular
Sonsomtant OF drinks Is the comparatively new
ean, 1o va paicheu sweet corn Mhlch stl1s AT =
Wiz ppIt ~ aua qua, Inc corn Is uoefauy sprihAea
then cna,nra Inu man ~ no .ahes urInA anu
mediately seizea Min az az va IN So - I'm.
drink Two daaior, a.. q u,,,lo W an anoe uca
come Of mora ahan "a s 60, , u as 80 an ia,
there Is mu,,itndas -, uas III NV aofn, anu
ma .,ttx-
-. Wv uiaAe ie'''f SUMS
MINT AND FLOWER WOMEN.
The mint used In saloons is raised In great gar.
dens I'm the suburbs Of New yorI, ana enc ,,,.,,,.
t,on or tn cro,, ,,r,,, \, '''u VI. pioduc-
Of nersons ~ , NJ hent TO hundreds
M 1911, q, q, sou " tne gardeners 10 women,
Saa, - a. W eae iuhlls places during the
eoid ~ a., oi in' yuIepo anu way wine "a drink
the consumntion or mtnt a. % are N AZ tssnion
great " ' IA NC" iOiA Is very
Ia-,ro ,r,,,o ~, ,,,- - - -
,tving ts,inr b, y, mou NV nlthe cohlorlaoe
meni ar fhe 6arS ~ aaiooo upmSas loI we adorh-
ma 81 ae ul vi saoons Asreat army OF lemon
eacb "a - ,t I'm sllet shluohs
franc The mars aninos, i rom Inelr
box or lemons a day and orsnatraS n,,na, ,o U.s.
wher,sea IN 80 anu y, assH P,lvappes anu
wboI'.osia Or 80 qua . guy theih AZ
SOM. Iirtn, hy ii, am mas LOT yeais mace hand-
and r,a,, m 49, Ni @ al thc SALOONS
no Longer In s,aaan M - hoi ~, W nen ctaos are
princpsI free lnnch $500 -, ,h io -, 100; tug
ht,sbaiS or ba,n ~ Is III yea consumes loo
sansaano, - ~ ms, ni nv anu hussidn caNlarc
or tho n, ,n oase oi enat cosI lhe proprietor
FN 80 "-
PROFESSIONAL DECORATORS.
Not long ago every proprietor OF a nrstclass
saloon decorated the walls and Chandeliers of his
place with curiously- cut pendant paper Fashion
which governs saloons as rigidly as II controls
the ladies, overlook this innovation and drove iJ
out Oh date. Saloons In the rural regions are now
graced with paper decorations, but no fashionable
resort Ia New York Is addicted TO the practice
II mas 10 the sorrow OF the paper hangers sue
cumOed 10 the style set by a dry goods store
A
VINO had wearied OF the gaudy fcstoous Of
paper asked tne tas.eiul window decorator TO
oeVlse solneshing new Tor the protection OF the
costly chandeliers and glass OF the place from
lne Mes Inc decorator TOOK some cheap tarlatan
OF gay colors and trimmed the saloon with II. In
, sranus vi. piaee oecahe famous, and the window
nm ne , Vas ueiusea WIN orders 10 The extent
n,ilig saloons froiesslonai window trimmers all
decorstinU ~ pra U nv ei, ~rg ~lhuo"
and the next wear a dozen men were an The hnsi'
ness. Now more than 100 professional decorators
MAKE living In New YORK Trimming saloons.
they begin soliciting orders long before HES ara
around ana their season OF work lasts from April
10 August They pay from twelve and half TO
twenty-five cents per yard FOR the tarlatan they
use, and get from ten 10 one hundred dollars for
decorating a saloon. They keep stocks OF blue ana
yellow Tor German saloons, liberal supplies OF green
Tor Irish resorts and subdued mild UNITS for high
toned American places. When the summer trim
ming season Is over they begin TO solicit work for
the winter holiday time, when they decorate sa-
loons am private Residences with holly and ever
inc fashion ar bs vim, fha ,araroo' ps IN siom
going out on an ocean steamer trimmed Win fiorai
Iestoons at the Instance or friends.
FRAMING THE FIRST BuJ
The nicture rrame m,rars too .o,,o a., &C.,,
- r. 80 - -. 49, o0'ii0 III ioi
snaie VI Sne pron'' vi Uhe Saloon puslnesS When
new saloon or restaurant Is opened the proprietor
preserves as souvenir OF good luck the 1irst bill
PAID over the bar. It's framed In the most expen-
SlVe manner Chat the owner can devise aud hung
In conspicuous place. The frame OF an initial -
Dill hanging In one Broadway saloon Is studded
TuUics anu OJner precious stones.
A saloonist on upper Broadway who has literary
tastes has furnished a novel attraction To the
patrons or his wine rooms on the upper floors in
the form OF complete libraries OF leading works OF
fiction or travel. The books are bound in rfch
Turkey morocco, and each room contains a marbla
medallion portrait OF the late Peter Cooper
AMOS j. Ci-uMIscs
NEW YORK on WHEELS
Now yor, g. hru,an, ,,-har o., 49,, ,r,..
= 80. ~ MS ino Noio
Shat Is iaSlsled on the Stables or thousands OF
men and women here makes the east drive In the
park the most brilliant ana SNOWY place Ia New
YORK. Filth avenue Is lined with harness shops
and the saesrooms OF big carriage factories, and
no man achieves emlnence so quickly In society
the one who shines through the perfection OF his
stable. The American girl is pushing her
self forward on the east drive OF the park, as
she Is every "nere else she Is not content TO lol
in the corner or \ Bririsb bronpham She a9r1x.
Nothing disconcerts her and Occasionally she Is
what the vulgar call "a sight"
HANDLING THE RIBRoss
ro, ,ns,ance ,ertaraay Isa,y !. t, ,r 49,. o,,
- -. .s 'e A-N"i' ioN-
Ing GOWN the uri'e WIN an amount Oh pumposlty,
noise, and show that would shame an old time
circus band-wagon. IL was a magnificent cart
The wheels were red and very big and heavy tho
body bottle green, and the seats higher than the
top or the average closed carriage. There was a
agnificent team OF bays 10 the cart groomed TN
their coats shone like satin They were about
seventeen hands high, perfectly matched and
they pounded the earth with their giant hODfs
like SO many animated pie-drlyers The big steel
chains that ran from their collars To the Dole OF
the cart Changed and ratified as they rushed along
the drive, the very personificatfon OF power and
force. ON the box seat high above their heads,
and holding the big white ribbons I'm her tiny
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